Not many varsity captains would do that. But Ian sees his role of captain as being the leader of the entire lacrosse program.

[Unlike previous Ryder Cup captains who have stressed that being the captain is their sole role, Tom Lehman does not shy away from talk of playing, too.] If I'm playing at that level, or I am definitely one of them, the answer to would I play would be absolutely yes, ... I'm not there yet. But I'm working on it. But we want the 12 best guys.

I felt I had to step up. I'm the other captain on the team (with Webster), and captains are supposed to lead by example. I told myself that I would go out and have a good second half, and not force things like I was in the first half.

He's a great role player. He's our most respected player and one of our captains. He's always positive, always upbeat and plays so hard every night.

No-one sees me as captain of the team.

We need a guy in that role who's not afraid to swing the bat. And this guy is not afraid.